Devore, Paul Talbert

1926 - 2002  (76 years)

• Name	Devore, Paul Talbert
  Birth	1 Feb 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DEVO.P001
  _FGRAVE	19319632
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on January 28, 1944 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Farragut, Idaho. Served aboard the Light Cruiser USS San Diego CL-53 and Heavy Cruiser Uss Pensacola CA-24 in the Pacific Theater of Operations and at various naval installations both in the U.S. and overseas. Earned The Navy Combat Action Ribbon (retroactively awarded by 1999 act of congress), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on July 15, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2077638
  		USS Pensacola (CA-24), United States Navy
  		USS San Diego (CL-53), United States Navy
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
  		Farragut State Park, Idaho
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Devore, Paul Talbert (1926-2002)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
  		Military Service Ribbons, Paul Talbert Devore (1926-2002) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Navy Shield
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 09 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Death	23 Mar 2002  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Devore, Paul Talbert
  Person ID	I32536	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Devore, William Lewis,   b. 11 Jun 1894   d. 15 Sep 1953 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Chambliss, Edith Naomi,   b. 10 Jun 1894, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 May 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F13528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10015] (Reliability: 2). [S15304] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Pearl Talbert Devore, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2077638) (Reliability: 2).